Marvin Minsky, computing pioneer, cognitive scientist, and a founding father of artificial intelligence known for his relentless ambition and forward thinking, died in late January of this year at age 88, leaving a legacy. Minsky lived...

Microsoft researchers have figured out a way to increase the field-of-view of head-mounted virtual reality devices by 60 degrees – a major increase in the current 110 degree range offered by most headsets that brings virtual...

Eight-thousand, two-hundred feet above sea level on the northern slope of Mauna Loa in a place surrounded by the barren, lava-rock landscape of an abandoned quarry, six scientists are living in isolation for 365 days in a...

xREZ Art + Science Lab is currently developing an immersive art-science project which will help visualize and sonify 287,000 images of stars taken from the South Pole during the four-month Antarctic night. Learn more about IOAN...

xREZ Art + Science Lab students Max J. Parola and Samuel Johnson, together with professor Ruth West presented their research on presence in virtual environments at The Engineering Reality of Virtual Reality 2016 conference held in San Francisco Feb....

Max Parola is a senior psychology major working and studying at xREZ Art + Science Lab. He engages in collaborative research projects, including one with computer science Ph.D. candidate Sam Johnson to study the characteristics of virtual reality systems. News@xREZ...

There’s a lot of hype online about virtual reality. To help cut out some of the noise, here is a list of sites, resources, podcasts, broadcasts and other places doing quality virtual reality reporting and updates....

Sam thought he was sick from VR. But with a simple adjustment, he could experience VR without experiencing vertigo. Putting on the Oculus Rift DK2 made Sam’s head spin and stomach turn. He pulled the thick...

If you’re following VR, you’re probably hearing a lot about presence. But what is it? The definition is elusive. Presence in virtual environments has been described, measured, and theorized in all kinds of ways. Whether they...